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Monday's national championship averaged 18.1 million viewers on CBS, up 22% year-over-year and the most-watched title game since 2019, when Virginia beat Texas Tech in overtime.
From CBS Sports
In the end, college basketball always delivers.
From Raleigh News & Observer
The recent championship ranks the lowest of the three in ESPN's rankings, but that certainly does not diminish the accomplishment nor does it suck any of the excitement out of the epic run.
From gatorswire.usatoday
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Florida and Walter Clayton Jr. somehow overcame Houston’s spirit-crushing defense Monday night to will out a 65-63 victory in an NCAA title-game thriller.
A relatively mundane men’s NCAA Tournament was playing to script late Saturday night at the Alamodome, another boring double-digit Duke win to digest, leaving us with faint hopes of Florida phenom Walter Clayton Jr. hitting enough circus shots against the Blue Devils to make Monday memorable.
The 2025 men's NCAA tournament came to a close on Monday night, with the Florida Gators earning a hard-fought 65-63 victory over the Houston Cougars for their first national championship since they won back-to-back titles in 2006 and 2007.
NCAA Tournament is officially in the books. No. 1 seed Florida defeated No. 1 seed Houston 65-63 in a dramatic comeback victory to claim the program's first national title since 2007. The Gators trailed by as many as 12 points in the second half before flipping the switch behind a big performance from All-American guard Walter Clayton Jr.